Transportation Fuel Your Own Savings May 1, 2001 Awise man once advised "spend your energy taking action on the things you can control not on complaining about the things you can't." As escalating prices at diesel pumps threaten to take yet another ...
Transportation TRUCK CRASHES: CAN WE REDUCE THEM? May 1, 2001 Part II of a series Why do trucks crash and what happens when they do? These sound like simple questions and maybe they are. But, surprisingly, there is an awful lot that is not known. That's critical...
Transportation Table 2: US Truck and Car Drivers Compared May 1, 2001 Truck DriversCar Drivers% of single-vehicle fatal crashes where police report a "driver factor" 71.7% 83.5%% of tr...
Transportation Fuel Yor Own Savings: Benchmarking Fuel Efficiency May 1, 2001 Natural Resources Canada - through the FleetSmart Program- commissioned a national survey on fuel economy. The survey, conducted by L-P Tardif & Associates Inc., focused on 42 inter-city transport fle...
Transportation THE SCIENCE OF SAFETY SERIES May 1, 2001 LAST ISSUEROADSIDE INSPECTIONS: They have become almost hallowed ground for enforcement agencies across the country. The effectiveness of these programs in improving safety have never actually been pu...
Transportation PeopleNet integrates system with Palm OS May 1, 2001 Mobile communications and fleet management solutions provider PeopleNet Communications has expanded its Intouch Fleet Management system to be compatible with products that operate on the Palm OS platf...
Transportation How to Be a Smart ASP Buyer May 1, 2001 Everyone agrees that "ASP" stands for "Application Service Provider" - essentially a company that rents software to you. But that's where the consensus ends. There is no standard ASP service and no es...
Transportation Rising to the challenge May 1, 2001 MT: Wolverine Freight System deals mostly with customers shipping automotive freight, and those can be some of the most demanding customers in the industry. What challenges does your fleet face in mee...
Transportation International unveils its new 8500 tractor for regional hauling May 1, 2001 International Truck and Engine Corporation has unveiled its new 8500 regional haul tractor, equipped with an International HT 530 Engine. The company is now taking orders towards production for the 80...
Transportation No need for apologies May 1, 2001 It's not often that I find myself strongly disagreeing with my colleague at our sister publication, Truck News. In fact, this is the first occasion I can recall in some time. But John Curran's recent ...
Transportation Grote’s 100-candle birthday party May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Light and wiring-system maker Grote Industries is marking 100 years as a successfully run, family business."That's an accomplishment not many other companies can claim," says preside...
Transportation ArvinMeritor eyes vocational market May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - ArvinMeritor is adding a second trailer air suspension system to its product line, a single axle/fabricated design for specialized vocational trailers.The new suspension system, call...
Transportation Cat joins war against cancer May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Caterpillar has teamed up with country rockers, the Bellamy Brothers, to join the fight against cancer.Caterpillar made a $1,000 contribution on behalf of the Bellamy Brothers, to th...
Transportation Tech truck v3.0 May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - For the third consecutive year, Kenworth is showcasing a new T2000 high-tech Truck here at the annual Mid-America Trucking Show."Our latest high-tech concept vehicle focuses on techn...
Welcome to Calgary preview image Transportation Welcome to Calgary May 1, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. - Volvo Trucks Canada held a VHD Night Mar. 24, to officially launch their new line of vocational heavy-duty trucks in Calgary.As part of the launch festivities, City of Calgary employe...
